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legatee

American  
[leg-uh-tee] / ˌlɛg əˈti /

noun

  1. a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.

legatee British  
/ ˌlɛɡəˈtiː /

noun

  1. a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed Compare devisee

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Etymology

Origin of legatee

1670–80; < Latin lēgāt ( us ) ( see legate) + -ee

Example Sentences

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No reply had last week been received from Legatee Stalin, but it was indicated that Legatee Roosevelt would yield his $1,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

A lull like the lull of the treacherous sea— For Hate in that moment had sworn to be The Golden Leg's sole Legatee, And that very night to administer!

From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas

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